Aphid
Aphidoidea superfamily
About the aphid
Aphids are the tiny soft-bodied pear-shaped insects you find clustered on the undersides of leaves and on new plant growth, sucking sap and secreting sticky honeydew. They reproduce asexually and explosively in spring — a single aphid can become hundreds in a week. They stunt plant growth, transmit plant viruses, and their honeydew grows sooty mold. Encourage ladybugs and lacewings, blast them off with water, or use insecticidal soap or neem oil.
Quick ID
1–4 mm pear-shaped soft body in green, black, or yellow; a pair of cornicles (small tubes) at the rear.
In the Triangle
Universal Triangle garden pest from spring through fall.
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